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In reply to the discussion: I Look Down on Young Women With Husbands and Kids and I'm Not Sorry [View all]Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)I was in sales for more years than I should have been. I suck at it. I'd look at other successful sales people and beat myself up for not being just like them, schmoozy and slick. But that's not me. I have other skills that they don't have.
I think learning from others, as you say, is a great idea. I always tried to improve myself when I could, but tried not to define myself by my weaknesses.
Yes, my wife is a great multi-tasker and she was amazing to be able to raise our special needs son and our two daughters while I was absent more than I would have liked. Now that she has gone back to work and is running her HR/payroll department, those multitasking skills are getting a workout. And the patience she learned over the first 15 years definitely helps her now in the workplace.